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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Thomas H. Mcgaffigan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas H. McGaffigan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microline Surgical, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tissue cutting and sealing device, having a pair of opposing elements dimensioned to grasp tissue therebetween; and a heating assembly on at least one of the opposing elements, wherein the heating assembly includes: a ceramic body; and a metalized portion extending along a top surface of the ceramic body. The top surface of the ceramic body preferably has a width greater than the metalized portion.